MONTREAL – Canada’s biggest cable companies continue to step up to support Haiti following Tuesday’s earthquake.Cogeco Cable pledged to donate $50,000 to the Red Cross to support the organization's efforts, while Videotron... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – With a light dusting of snow outside and a grey beginning to yet another week of talking about paying for conventional television signals, you’ll hopefully forgive us for... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The CRTC has dismissed a complaint made against Bell TV by Quebecor Media Inc. over the way the DTH provider is combatting signal theft.In a complaint dated March 23, 2009,... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The word of the day on Wednesday at the CRTC hearing? Rebalancing.While both presenters yesterday (Quebecor and CanWest Global) said they wanted to “rebalance” the regulatory system, they... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – A portion of the subscriber fees paid by BDUs to specialty TV channels must be diverted to private broadcasters if conventional television is to survive, according to Quebecor... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Quebecor’s year-over-year revenues grew by just 1% for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.The Quebec media giant, who consolidates the financial results of its Quebecor Media Inc.... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Losses in its television sector helped cut TVA’s year-over-year net income nearly in half for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.Net income was $6.4 million, down from $12... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – While Quebecor is ready and able to propel wireless telecommunications to new heights, the federal government stands in the way by hindering development, says Quebecor President and CEO... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – There could be two more sports network hitting the airwaves in Canada.The CRTC has received applications from Rogers Broadcasting and Quebecor-owned TVA Group for national, category two services... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Bruce Claassen didn’t want to be the bad guy. He wanted to be the white knight who saved CKX-TV Brandon and used it as a springboard to build... Continue Reading